“The Fans Chose Their Favorite” – Korede Bello Speaks On Next Rated Award

Mavin Records artist, Korede Bello in an interview with PunchNg talked about the Next Rated award at the Headies, and commented on why he thought his label mate, Reekado Banks won the award. He also stressed that it should be a big deal for anyone who was nominated but that only one person could’ve won the prize. When asked why he didn’t talk about the incident at the time that it happened, he said he wanted everything to settle down a bit before he made any comments. 

 Here’s an excerpt from his interview with PunchNG.

 You were also in the category for the contentious Next Rated category that sprang up some controversy. What is your opinion on the drama that happened over that award? 

 The next rated category is one that is highly rated among singers and being nominated alone is a big deal to me because past winners have done very well for themselves after the awards. However, winning does not guarantee your success or showmanship as a musician. Firstly, I am grateful to the organisers of the award for nominating me and I’m extremely happy. Regarding the controversy, Reekado Banks had a good year in 2015 and he is a hard worker. He deserves everything he gets.

 Kiss Daniel also did very well last year; he had three hit songs last year and some of the songs are my favourite. 

 Lil Kesh, my brother, also had back to back hits last year. It should be a big deal for anyone who was nominated, but it is only one person that would take home the prize. It is a voting category and I guess the fans chose their favourite.

 How come you did not tweet about the incident like some of your label mates?

 I am studying Mass Communication at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism. I know better than to speak while a controversy is at its peak. It is better to just keep quiet and let everything play out. I actually tweeted before the event where I wrote that, ‘tonight we celebrate together’, and we actually celebrated together. The best thing to do in moments like that is just to remain at the background and not react to criticism immediately. 

 Korede recently released a single, Romantic, with Tiwa Savage which has been making its rounds on the radio, TV, and of course parties.